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Daily Dose Ep 1093: Times Group under ED scanner, Japan's Shinzo Abe shot dead

Jude Weston brings you the news from Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Japan.

Newslaundry · Jul 8, 2022

Biden to visit Japan embassy following ex-PM Abe's death

U.S. President Joe Biden said he will visit the Japanese embassy in Washington to sign a condolence book after Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down on Friday.

Reuters · Jul 8, 2022

Facebook, Twitter Remove Shinzo Abe Assassination Videos

Twitter, Facebook parent Meta and other social media companies scrambled Friday to police videos on their platforms of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that break rules on harmful content. Multiple videos of the attack by a gunman who fired a homemade, double-barreled weapon twice at Abe…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 8, 2022

Queen offers condolences to Japan’s Emperor after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe and the Queen met in 2016 during his second stint as Prime Minister.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Britain's Queen Elizabeth 'deeply saddened' by death of Japan's Abe

Britain's Queen Elizabeth said she was “deeply saddened” by the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.

Reuters · Jul 8, 2022

West End Final: Tory leadership shortlist in 12 days, Shinzo Abe assassinated

There is shocking news from Japan, where the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been killed while campaigning. The likeable and energetic Abe was making a speech when he was attacked by a gunman. It is a terrible moment and has prompted tributes from the Prime Minister down. For those…

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2022

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed. Here's what the scene was like

Here are photos from the scene when Japan's former leader, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated while giving a campaign speech.

WEKU · Jul 8, 2022

Shinzo Abe's killing: the history of political violence in Japan

Our reaction upon hearing the news of the shooting of former prime minister Shinzo Abe was one of shock and incredulity in equal measure. What followed was a frenzy of trying to piece news reports and gossip together to make sense of events, until his eventual death was announced a…

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2022

Growth with inclusivity is the main principle of government: PM Modi

Mr. Modi speaks at the inaugural Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture event

The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022

How the shocking assassination of Shinzo Abe could change Japan’s constitution

News of former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe assassination will have a lasting effect on Japan. As a backbench MP, Abe was giving an election speech in the ancient capital of Nara when a lone gunman shot the former leader in the neck, leading to his death within a few hours.

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2022